I can think of much more isolating activities.
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On the list of activities that isolate people from society, the Net has to rank pretty low. How about television? Why don't they do a study on how this one-way, non-interactive, cold and isolating activity called "watching TV" turns people into sociopaths. I would think plopping ones ass on the couch for numerous hours would be alot more intellectually unhealthy than the rich interactivity of the net. I beleive that the net, used properly, can completely increase the level of social activity thru the access it provides to connecting to people, finding events to attend, and cutting down on time spent on menial tasks like ordering things you need and doing research. Don't blame the net, blame how some people choose to use it.
The Internet enables you MORE time to spend.
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I would argue that the convienience of the Internet, cutting down the time it would take you to do many tasks actually frees up MORE time for you to spend offline. The time you'd spend to say, pay your bills, purchase various items, etc.. would actually free up more time to spend that otherwise wasted time with friends and family.
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On the list of activities that isolate people from society, the Net has to rank pretty low. How about television? Why don't they do a study on how this one-way, non-interactive, cold and isolating activity called "watching TV" turns people into sociopaths. I would think plopping ones ass on the couch for numerous hours would be alot more intellectually unhealthy than the rich interactivity of the net. I beleive that the net, used properly, can completely increase the level of social activity thru the access it provides to connecting to people, finding events to attend, and cutting down on time spent on menial tasks like ordering things you need and doing research. Don't blame the net, blame how some people choose to use it.
I would argue that the convienience of the Internet, cutting down the time it would take you to do many tasks actually frees up MORE time for you to spend offline. The time you'd spend to say, pay your bills, purchase various items, etc.. would actually free up more time to spend that otherwise wasted time with friends and family.